The case for no red tape cash benefits
The struggles way too many Michiganders are going through to get safety net benefits make clear that we need to go to no red tape
The case for a cash-based safety net
As we have explored in our lessons from a pandemic-driven economy posts (here and here) what the multitude of low-wage workers need most is cash.
Who loses most in a pandemic-driven economy
Insightful analysis from McKinsey on the economic consequences of a pandemic-driven economy. Their headline findings are: We estimate that up to 57 million US jobs
The Blanchard recipe for economic revival
As Michigan, almost certainly, faces its most serious economic challenge since the Great Depression, it is worth recalling how Michigan has dealt with previous economic
Pandemic lessons: savings are vital
We are all told that we need to have savings of 3-6 months to deal with emergencies. One of the lessons we are learning from
Jerome Powell on the safety net and work
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made clear in recent Congressional testimony that a strong safety net is the not the cause of the decline in
